The length of the diagonal of a square is 12 inches. find the length of one side

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Wmarbut · Answer 1 · 2018-02-12T17:03:09+0000

side^2 + side^2 = diagonal^2
diagonal^2 = 2* (side^2)
144 = 2* (side^2)
12 = 1.414 * side

side = 12 / sq root (2) = 12/1.414
side = 8.487